पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra30.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.74°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha169.92°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra99.80°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani16.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:07
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:34
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873559.27
Julian Day2462024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.83°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2538°), declination 4.80°, EoT 3.65 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2028-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)